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| 1 | not difficult to do , or not needing much work 容易的；不费力的 |
| Finding somewhere to live in London isn’ t easy. 要在伦敦找个住所并不容易。 |
| easy to do This cake is very easy to make. 这种蛋糕很好做。 |
| It’ s quite an easy game to learn. 这个游戏很容易学。 |
| it is easy to do sth It is not always easy to find good teaching materials in this field. 找到这个领域里的好教材并不总是那么容易。 |
| quite/fairly/relatively easy I’ ll show you how to work the till – it’ s quite easy. 我会演示给你看怎样使用这个钱柜，很容易的。 |
| an easy way to do sth The easiest way to get to Hertford is on the train. 去赫特福德最容易的办法是坐火车。 |
| make sth easy We all thought computers would make our jobs easier. 我们都认为计算机会使我们的工作更简单。 |
| | 1a | not difficult to know , understand , or believe 容易知道的；容易理解的；容易相信的 | | Here’ s an easy question to start with. 先来一个容易的问题。 | | easy to do His explanations are clear and easy to follow. 他的解释清楚明白，很容易懂。 | | it is easy to see It is easy to see why she likes him. 很容易看出为什么她喜欢他。 | |
| | 1b | used about something that is easy to do but may not be the best thing to do 省事的；唾手可得的 | | It’ s no good just making a few quick easy decisions. 仅仅作几个简单省事的决定是没有用的。 | | easy answer There are no easy answers to the problems of our cities. 在解决我们城市的问题上没有现成的答案。 | |
| | 1c | an easy time is one when you have very few problems or worries 舒坦的；安乐的 | | have an easy time (of it) Jill hasn’ t had an easy time of it since her divorce. 自离婚以来，吉尔就没有舒坦过。 | | have an easy day/week/year Luckily, I’ d had an easy day at the office, so I wasn’ t tired. 幸运的是，我在办公室一天都顺心，因此没感到累。 | |
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| 2 | an easy way of behaving shows that you are happy , confident , and not worried about anything 自在的；自如的；不拘束的；无忧无虑的 |
| He’ d always admired Doug’ s easy charm. 他一直都很欣赏道格从容自如的魅力。 |
| | 2a | to feel confident and not worried 感到安心的；感到放松的 | | I won’ t be easy in my mind until they’ re safe at home. 在他们安全回到家之前我是不会放心的。 | |
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| 3 | informal old-fashioned someone who is easy has a lot of sexual partners 放荡的 |
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| - | get/be given an easy ride informal
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| to experience no problems in a situation that is normally difficult or unpleasant |
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| - | easy money/pickings
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| money that you get without working hardThis expression sometimes shows that you think the money is obtained dishonestly. |
| 得来容易的钱；横财；不义之财 |
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| - | easy on the eye/ear informal
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| nice to look at/listen to |
| 好看的/好听的 |
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| The book’ s layout is easy on the eye. 这本书的版式很好看。 |
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| - | an easy target
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| 1 | +for: someone who it is easy to criticize , cheat , or steal from 容易遭批评的人；容易受骗的人；容易被偷的人 | Military officers make easy targets for the press. 军官很容易成为媒体抨击的对象。 | | Tourists are often easy prey for criminals. 游客常常是不法分子下手的目标。 | |
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| 2 | an animal that can be attacked and killed easily 容易猎杀的动物 |
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| - | the easy way out
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| an easy way of doing something or dealing with a problem , but not the right way or the best way |
| 省事的做法（但不是正确或者最好的办法） |
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| - | I’ m easy spoken
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| used for saying that you will accept any choice or decision that someone else makes |
| 我无所谓 |
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| - | it is all too easy (for sb) to do sth
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| used for saying that it is very easy to make a mistake or to do something that will cause problems |
| （对某人来说）做某事太容易了（一般指犯错或惹出麻烦） |
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| For most people it is all too easy to put on weight. 对大多数人来说，增加体重太容易了。 |
| It is all too easy for someone in authority to think that they are better than everyone else. 有权的人很容易会认为自己比别人优秀。 |
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| - | it is easy (for sb) to do sth
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| used for saying that someone thinks a situation is simple , when it is really very complicated or difficult |
| （某人）很容易会做某事（一般指将复杂或困难的情况简单化） |
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| It’ s easy for people in cities to think that small towns have no crime. 城里人很容易会认为小城镇没有犯罪现象。 |
| It is easy to forget that many problems remain to be solved. 很容易会忘记许多问题尚未解决。 |
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| - | on easy street informal
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| 富有的；手头宽裕的 |
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| - | that’ s easy for you to say spoken
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| used for telling someone that although something may be easy or simple for them , it is not easy or simple for you |
| 你说得倒容易；你说得倒简单 |
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| - | within easy walking/driving distance
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| close enough to walkdrive to in a short time |
| 走路/开车很快就能到达的 |
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| Parking is available within easy walking distance of the museum. 博物馆附近就有停车场，从那里走着去博物馆很快就到了。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| easiness noun U |
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| See also | | - free 1 | | - option | |
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